Dreamweaver Dependent Files

Hi,
i have a question about dependent files in Dreamweaver. Let's say I'm working directly on the FTP server (yes I know it's bad practice). When I open a file from this FTP the dialog appears asking me if I want to download depended files. I click no. After I edit the file I save it. It all works great. The problem starts when I try to edit this file on second computer where I already edited it before.
Dreamweaver creates local file when you open file on FTP server. When I open online file on FTP again on this second computer and click NO for downloading dependent files, sometimes the file still gets overwritten with older version of this file that Dreamweaver has stored locally. That's how I loose all changes I've done on first computer. This happens mostly to the files that are added to .html files like .css, .js and so on.
Can somebody explain to me what's the right way to use this dependent files or how to disable this function. I can't remember but I think you can't disable this function in CS4. Can you do it in CS5?
Thank you

If you are working on a site that exists in full (all associated files) only on the server, how do you keep straight your current files, unless you specifically delete your local files after each "on the FTP server" editing session? Sounds like a real pain in the neck.
And it seems kind of risky to me.
Here's how I would handle working on one uploaded site and two computers. This would also hold when two persons in different places (on different computers) work on the same site.
Keep the server version always totally up to date.
Turn on the "check in/check out" system, so a file cannot be opened without opening the server version.
If you don't want to use "check in/check out", always download the up to date version of a page whenever you edit it. Also download the dependent files. In truth, files will not download again if your local version is already identical to the file on the server.
If there really are two people working from two different computers, you need to work out a system of communication...you don't want to overwrite someone else's changes, or have them overwrite yours. That is what "check in/check out" is perfect for.
Always work locally and upload your changed pages (and auxiliary/dependent files) to the server
Periodically do a "synchronize" to make sure your local site and your server site are identical. Do this from both computers.
Remember that by working locally and keeping a copy of your site locally in one or two places is insurance. If you do not do that, and your server goes down or corrupts your site, how will you retrieve your files? Make them all over again? If you have them on your local computer, you need only upload a copy of your site and you're back in business.
You do not want to disable "dependent files", because they are the files that make your page work. When you allow Dreamweaver to keep track of your files for you via synchronize and downloading the dependent files, it will do a good job. When you try to take more of that function on yourself manually, you effectively 'break' the system by subverting the program from its innate tasks.
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